This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is Indian; and the meaning contains the keywords water or sea or river or lake.
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Abdhija अब्धिजा f Indian (Rare)From Sanskrit अब्धिजा (
Abdhijā) meaning "Goddess Lakshmi; born in the sea".
Ambuja अंबुजा f HindiMeans "lotus", ultimately from
अंबु (ambu) meaning "water".
Balasaraswati बालासरस्वती f IndianMeans "child possessing water" in Sanskrit. A famous bearer is Balasaraswati, a Bharatanatyam dancer from Tanjore, India.
Bis f & m IndianPossibly from Sanskrit बिस
(bisa) meaning "(shoot or stalk of a) water lily".
Chenab m & f Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi, SanskritFrom Chenab river in Pakistan. The name stands for "river in the moonlight". This name originated from old Indus civilization.
Gulab गुलाब, ਗੁਲਾਬ, گلاب m & f Indian, Hindi, Punjabi, UrduDerived from Persian گلاب
(golab) meaning "rosewater, rose", from گل
(gol) meaning "rose, flower" and آب
(ab) meaning "water".
Jhanvi f Bengali (Hindu)Means "river Ganges," derived from Sanskrit जान्हवी (jāhnavi), which refers to the sacred river Ganga, named after the sage Jahnu who is said to have drunk up the river and then released it.
Mampuzhikal m MalayalamMeans "Mango Tree River". Its start as a name dates to the start of the 20th Century.
Nadia நதியா f TamilFrom tamil நதி (nathi) meaning "river".
Namchi f GaroFrom the Garo word নম্ (
nam) meaning "good" and চি (
chi) meaning "water".
Neera f IndianIndian name meaning "water" or "water lily".
Nilaa f Indian (Muslim)Means “Water hyacinth” in Arabic. It can also refer to the navy pigment extracted from aforementioned plants. A variant of
Nilah.
Nirani निराणी, நிராணி, ನಿರಾಣಿ, നിരാണി f IndianThe name Nirani may have derived from the Sanskrit word
nirāṇa, which means “free from bonds, liberated, pure, clear” or “a kind of precious stone”. Another possible origin is the Tamil word
nīraṇi, which means “a river” or "a stream".
Nochi f GaroFrom the Garo word নো (
no) meaning "younger sister" and চি (
chi) meaning "water".
Nushaba نوشابہ f Literature, Urdu, Azerbaijani (Anglicized)Means "water of life", possibly from Persian نوش
(nush) meaning "ambrosia, nectar, elixir" and آب
(ab) meaning "water". This is the name of a queen of Barda in Nizami Ganjavi's
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Paani m & f HindiFrom Sanskrit पानीय (pānīya), meaning “water, drink”.
Prishati पृषती f IndianMEANING - "a drop of water, variegated, dappled cow or mare"... [
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Randhir रणधीर, ਰਣਧੀਰ m Indian, Hindi, Marathi, PunjabiPossibly from Sanskrit रण
(raṇa) meaning "delight, pleasure, joy" combined with धीर
(dhīra) meaning "steady, constant, firm" or "ocean, sea".
Sindhuraja m Indian, HistoryUltimately derived from Sanskrit
सिन्धु (
síndhu) "Indus river, great river, sea" and
राजन् (
rā́jan) "king, prince". This was the name of an Indian king from the Paramara dynasty who is the father of
Bhoja.
Sravanthi स्रवन्ती, స్రవంతి f Indian, Sanskrit, Hindi, TeluguMeans "continuous flowing water, a river stream" in Sanskrit. It is also used to refer to a type of herb that grows near rivers.
Teng'chi f GaroFrom the Garo word তেঁ (
teng) meaning "shining" and চি (
chi) meaning "water".
Varida f Indian, Sanskrit, Hindi, MarathiEither from Sanskrit वारिद (vārid) meaning "incidence, occurence," a combination of Sanskrit वारि (vāri) meaning "water" and Sanskrit दा (dā) meaning "giving", or the Indian vernacular name for the plant Pavonia odorata.
Veenapani वीनापनी f Indian, HinduismMeans "one who plays veena, veena-playing", from a combination of
Veena (an Indian lute) and Sanskrit
pani ("water" or "flowing"). This is an epithet of the Hindu goddess
Saraswati, who is often depicted playing a veena on the back of a swan.